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- Title
AN EXAMINATION OF THE USE OF SERVICE IN THE PROMOTION AND TENURE PROCESS.
- Authors
Luchs, Christopher; Saunders, Gary; Smith, Walter
- Abstract
The official policy at most universities stipulates that promotion and tenure (P&T) decisions be based on some combination of research, teaching, and service. Research is usually evaluated based on a combination of quality and quantity while teaching effectiveness is usually based on peer evaluations and student ratings. However, the role of service in the P&T decision is often quite vague. This probably occurs for two reasons. First, anecdotal evidence suggests that many schools do not explicitly state what activities constitute acceptable service. Second, when schools do explicitly state what activities constitute acceptable service activities, they usually do not assign a weight to the importance of these acceptable activities. This paper illustrates how service is being used in the P&T process. A national sample of faculty was surveyed to obtain their opinions of the overall importance of service in the P&T process at their school. The survey is designed to capture data regarding the use of service in the promotion process at each rank, the use of service in the tenure process, the person(s) responsible for determining the overall importance of service in the P&T process, and whether the components of service are explicitly stated. In order to determine if the opinions were related to some of the characteristics of the institution, the following demographic information was collected: school size public or private institution, accreditation status, and highest degree granted by the department. The results of this survey provide a basis for evaluating the use of service in the P&T process.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE promotions; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; PROFESSIONAL peer review; TEACHING; TENURE of teachers
- Publication
Journal of Accounting & Finance Research, 2004, Vol 12, Issue 7, p133
- ISSN
1093-5770
- Publication type
Article